Melinda Gates

Biography

Melinda Gates is a renowned American philanthropist and former Microsoft executive, co-founding the world's largest private charitable organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in 2000 with her then-husband Bill Gates. As co-chair, she and Gates received numerous awards for their global health, development, and education efforts, including the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom. After her divorce in 2021, Gates became sole chair of the renamed foundation, focusing on women's issues.